India chases China to moon with unmanned mission


not the first headline on this since last night ... just the first saying China and India have a space race .

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081022/wl_nm/us_india_moon_10
" ... SRIHARIKOTA, India (Reuters) – India launched its first unmanned moon mission on Wednesday, joining the Asian space race in the footsteps of rival China and reinforcing its claim to be considered a global power. ..."